Record-breaking counterfeit cigarette operation takes place in Charleroi, Belgium Thursday morning. Customs teams raid a large illegal factory, seizing enormous tobacco and products inside.
Approximately nineteen tons of tobacco and one million fake cigarettes are confiscated.
Officials emphasize this marks the eleventh secret factory discovered in Belgium during twenty twenty-six. Total counterfeit cigarettes captured reach one hundred eighty million to date in Belgium.
Authorities promise to increase inspections and continue fighting illicit cigarette production aggressively. Belgian officials stress their intent to protect public health and the economy.